High School Sports

It’s now or never for Watsonville High senior Daisy Cornejo as she enters her fourth year with the girls’ volleyball team.  And the same can be said for nine other Wildcatz seniors aiming to leave their mark in what they hope will be a successful...

Watsonville junior Max Aceves had a team-best 21 points for the Wildcatz boys’ basketball team in its 63-52 win over Salinas in non-league action Tuesday evening.  “It was our teamwork, we have good chemistry,” he said. “We also went over plays. They put confidence in...

San Lorenzo Valley High football head coach Dave Grant decided to test his returning players by putting them up to a challenge during the offseason. So far, he’s pretty impressed with the response. “One thing for sure is these guys have been putting in the work,”...

The Pacific Coast Athletic League announced on Monday the recipients for the 2021-22 All-League Volleyball Teams for each of the five divisions. Below is a list that includes local players who competed in the Santa Lucia, Cypress and Mission divisions. Santa Lucia Division Elgie Bellizio Team...

Prior to Tuesday night’s regular season finale, the Pajaro Valley girls’ volleyball team had already clinched the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division title. It was in the bag, as they say. One thing missing was the cherry on top to finish with a perfect...

Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.  The school’s athletics website posted in June that Juan Diego Alvarez and Al Toney were brought on board to lead the girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball programs,...

The Pajaronian's Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 16-22. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Javier Fonseca (Sr.), St. Francis  The Sharks’ starting quarterback accounted for three...

Monte Vista Christian senior Marissa Cortes banked the game-winning jumper for the Mustangs’ girls basketball team in a 40-38 victory against Watsonville on Friday. With the win, MVC (2-2) will take on Silver Creek in the Gold Division championship tonight at 5:30pm. Cortes finished with 17...

In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will get things started with the 4-1-1 on the Central Coast Section with a new edition of News and Notes. Then, they'll hit the court to talk about some girls basketball with updates on...

Aptos High senior Andrew Lopez-Rameño had a pair of goals on corner kicks, including the game-tying score in the second overtime period of last week’s Division II quarterfinals match against Serra High. But it wasn’t enough as the No. 4 seed Mariners fell to the...